THE OLDEST ESCHRICHTIID MYSTICETE AND A NEW MORPHOLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS OF ESCHRICHTIIDAE (GRAY WHALES)
A close inspection of the dentary of Eschrichtius robustus (Cetacea, Mysticeti, Eschrichtiidae) revealed a peculiar organization of the coronoid region. Similar morphologies have been observed in two specimens which are respectively from the Early Pliocene of Piedmont and the Late Miocene of Apulia,...
Main Authors: | MICHELANGELO BISCONTI, ANGELO VAROLA |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Milano University Press
2006-11-01
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Series: | Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia |
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Online Access: | https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/RIPS/article/view/6352 |
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